Grooved club for comment.

VANDOO · 18th January 2015, 08:26 PM

ONE TECHNIQUE USED FOR COVERING OBJECTS IN LEATHER IN AFRICA IS TO SKIN OUT THE TAIL OR A LEG WITHOUT SPLITTING IT. THAT LEAVES YOU WITH A SLEEVE OF RAWHIDE WHICH CAN BE SLIPPED OVER THE OBJECT AND TIGHTENS AS IT DRYS. THIS STRENGTHENS THE OBJECT AND REQUIRES NO SEWING TO ATTACH IT. IS YOUR CLUB DONE IN THIS FASHION?

kronckew · 18th January 2015, 10:40 PM

i'll know when it arrives

i've seen iklwa (assegai) where the blade is strengthened at the tang/haft with the cowtail sleeve. it's the normal 'munition' grade way to do it. the officer's models generally have brass/iron wire braiding, like mine below, which takes a lot more time.

kronckew · 22nd January 2015, 10:53 AM

club has arrived. the hairy sleeve is seamless, so a dried degloved cows tail is likely. the stepped area of the pommel also appears to be a thicker seamless leather sleeve about 1/8 in. thick. hard to tell, it's hard as a rock (or wood) does not have any grain, the grain in the wood ends at the little step, and restarts at the final mini-step. may there have been a cord/fibre wrap between the two sleeves?

i've seen some clubs from the dinka/shilluk peoples of so. sudan with this general shape and some comments that the use the cow tail sleeves on some club grips. the shilluk were mentioned as grooving clubs longitudinally like this, but i've not seen any amongst the few photos that were as grooved as this one. also some mention that some of these may have been used as slave clubs.

club weight 508 grams (1.12 lb.)

VANDOO · 24th January 2015, 12:06 AM

VERY NICE IT HAS GOOD PATINA AND WEAR.

18th January 2015, 10:40 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	i'll know when it arrives i've seen iklwa (assegai) where the blade is strengthened at the tang/haft with the cowtail sleeve. it's the normal 'munition' grade way to do it. the officer's models generally have brass/iron wire braiding, like mine below, which takes a lot more time. Attached Images

22nd January 2015, 10:53 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	club has arrived. the hairy sleeve is seamless, so a dried degloved cows tail is likely. the stepped area of the pommel also appears to be a thicker seamless leather sleeve about 1/8 in. thick. hard to tell, it's hard as a rock (or wood) does not have any grain, the grain in the wood ends at the little step, and restarts at the final mini-step. may there have been a cord/fibre wrap between the two sleeves? i've seen some clubs from the dinka/shilluk peoples of so. sudan with this general shape and some comments that the use the cow tail sleeves on some club grips. the shilluk were mentioned as grooving clubs longitudinally like this, but i've not seen any amongst the few photos that were as grooved as this one. also some mention that some of these may have been used as slave clubs. club weight 508 grams (1.12 lb.) Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 22nd January 2015 at 11:40 PM.

18th January 2015, 08:26 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	ONE TECHNIQUE USED FOR COVERING OBJECTS IN LEATHER IN AFRICA IS TO SKIN OUT THE TAIL OR A LEG WITHOUT SPLITTING IT. THAT LEAVES YOU WITH A SLEEVE OF RAWHIDE WHICH CAN BE SLIPPED OVER THE OBJECT AND TIGHTENS AS IT DRYS. THIS STRENGTHENS THE OBJECT AND REQUIRES NO SEWING TO ATTACH IT. IS YOUR CLUB DONE IN THIS FASHION?

24th January 2015, 12:06 AM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	VERY NICE IT HAS GOOD PATINA AND WEAR.